† bowingnessn.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
Bending quality.
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [noun]
pliantnessa1398
bowablenessc1475
limberness1565
bowingness1580
pliableness1581
suppleness1584
flexibility1616
pliancy1632
flexure1651
flexility1660
pliability1725
compliancy1793
facility1853
yieldiness1857
whippiness1881
bonelessness1928
1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Flechissure, bought, or bowingnesse.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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